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Big Rig Crash Halts the Morning Drive on 5 Freeway in Sylmar
A tanker truck overturned on the northbound 5 Freeway in Sylmar Thursday morning, prompting the closure of a stretch of the freeway until further notice.
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Lanes Blocked After Truck Overturns on 5 Freeway in Sylmar
A tanker truck overturned on the northbound 5 Freeway in Sylmar Thursday morning, prompting the closure of a stretch of the freeway.
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1,500 Families Get Help at Drive-Thru Food Giveaway in Sylmar
Families struggling with the pandemic lined up in Sylmar to get food assistance. Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.
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Sylmar Hikers Rescued From Steep Terrain
A group of hikers, possibly a family of four, were rescued from steep terrain in Sylmar Thursday night.
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Dodgers' World Series Celebration in Sylmar Ends in Double Homicide
The Los Angeles Police Department today is seeking the public’s help in solving a double homicide tied to a celebration of the Dodgers’ World Series victory.
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Overnight Construction Closures Coming to the 210 Freeway
Portions of the 210 Freeway in Sylmar and Lake View Terrace will be closed beginning Monday night, while crews remove overhead signs. All westbound lanes of the freeway will be closed between Osborne Street and Paxton Street from 11 p.m. Monday through 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to Caltrans. The westbound Osborne Street/Foothill Boulevard on-ramp and the westbound connector to the…
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Applicants Sought for Forest Service's Women-in-Wildfire Basic Training Camp
U.S. Forest Service fire management officials are seeking 30 candidates for the fourth annual Women-in-Wildfire Basic Training Camp based at Little Tujunga Hotshot headquarters in Sylmar, it was announced Tuesday. The six-day camp, which begins on Nov. 16, is designed to introduce and prepare women for entry-level wildland firefighter jobs throughout California and surrounding states. “Led by female firefighters who…
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A Bridge Home Facility Opens in Sylmar to House 85 Local Homeless Women
A Bridge Home facility opened Monday in the northeast San Fernando Valley to house 85 homeless women in the area. The Sylmar shelter, named “The Arroyo,” is located in a former armory previously owned by the state of California at 12860 Arroyo St. and will be operated by the nonprofit LA Family Housing. “Four years ago, it was (Los Angeles…
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Bear Roaming Around Sylmar Neighborhood for Summer Stroll is Tranquilized
A curious bear spotted roaming around a Sylmar golf course and neighborhood was tranquilized Monday morning. The bear came from El Cariso Regional Park golf course and began wandering near Hubbard Street and Eldridge Avenue, wildlife authorities said. It wandered near Los Angeles Mission College before heading into a residential area. The animal was tranquilized by wildlife authorities and tagged….
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Bear on the Loose in Sylmar is Tranquilized
LAPD Mission Station reported a bear walking on a golf course and around a neighborhood, before authorities tranquilized the animal June 22, 2020.
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One of Two Men Killed at Sylmar Family Gathering Identified
Authorities Tuesday identified one of two men fatally shot at a family gathering in Sylmar over the weekend by unidentified assailants who remain at large. The shooting occurred in the 12900 block of Borden Avenue, near Sylmar High School, about 6:40 p.m. Sunday. Ivan Flores, 35, of Sylmar died at the scene, according to the coroner’s office. Another man died…
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Coroner IDs Volunteer Killed at COVID-19 Food Drive in Sylmar
Officers on Sunday released the name of the 58-year-old volunteer fatally injured when he was pinned between two vehicles at a coronavirus food drive in Sylmar. The man was identified as Arturo Melendez of San Fernando, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Los Angeles Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez said on Saturday that she plans to introduce new safety...
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Sylmar Food Drive Turns Deadly
As seen on Today in LA on Sunday, April 19, 2020.
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LA Councilwoman to Introduce Safety Measures After Volunteer Killed at Food Drive
Los Angeles Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez plans to introduce new safety legislation after Friday’s death of a 58-year-old volunteer at a food drive in Sylmar, where the victim was pinned between two vehicles while loading food. Rodriguez said she will introduce legislation to increase on-site traffic safety measures to ensure safe ingress and egress, as well as proper loading procedures....
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Sylmar Courthouse Closed After Public Defender Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The Los Angeles Superior Court’s Sylmar courthouse, which handles juvenile cases in two courtrooms, was ordered shut down for three days Sunday after a public defender assigned to the courthouse tested positive for COVID-19. Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile ordered the closure. He said he was notified Saturday that a deputy public defender contracted the virus while caring for...
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2 Die When Small Plane Crashes in Sylmar
Two people were killed Friday when a single-propeller airplane crashed in Sylmar. The crash near the Golden State (5) Freeway was reported at 2:52 p.m., said county fire department spokesman Marvin Lin. “It’s actually in the hills above the Sunshine Canyon Landfill, near the intersection of Sunshine Canyon and San Fernando Road,” said county fire department spokesman Sean Ferguson....
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Five Hurt, Including Toddler, in Sylmar Crash
One person was critically hurt, likely a toddler, and four others taken to the hospital in a two-car crash in Sylmar, the California Highway Patrol said Friday. The crash occurred at 2:37 p.m. on the eastbound 210 Freeway near the 5 Freeway. Los Angeles City Fire officials said a 3-year-old boy was reportedly ejected from his car seat. Others who…
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Seeking Justice: Family Begs for Help After Father Gunned Down
The family of 31-year-old Gregory Baltazar says they want to remember his big smile, his big eyes and his big heart. Instead, they’re forced to relive his murder every day.
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Sylmar Wreck Leaves Driver Hospitalized, Cars Damaged
Shaken neighbors talk about what they saw and heard before a BMW smashed into seven parked cars in Sylmar. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.
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Celebrate Guide Dogs at Their Graduation
The free, open-to-the public event will include tours of the Sylmar campus.